The red blood cell utilization review experience

Transfusion Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-90

  Renner, Stephen W ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEER REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST CONTROL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031863886     PISSN: 09553886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3886(98)00013-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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